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December 2007
India - 21 students taken ill
28 Dec 2007
The Hindu [edited]
According to this story, twenty-one students of the residential blind school at Ambapua on the outskirts of the city were admitted to MKCG Medical College hospital on Thursday following symptoms of food-poisoning after taking their breakfast in the hostel. Initially 12 of them were admitted to the medical college hospital. The rest were brought later. According to the doctors treating them, their condition is improving and they are out of danger.
India - 98 school children fall ill after taking mid-day meals
27 Dec 2007
DNA India [edited]
According to this story,ninety eight school children were admitted to the Government hospital here on Thursday for treatment of suspected food poisoning after they had the mid-day meals at the school. The children--48 boys and 50 girls-- from Oothukadu government middle school, were rushed to the hospital after they complained of nausea and vomiting. They were stated to be out of danger, hospital sources said.
India - Mumbai milk 'poisoned children
20 Dec 2007
BBC News-UK - Prachi Pinglay [edited]
Officials in the Indian city of Mumbai have, according to this story, stopped supplies of flavoured milk to schoolchildren after it was suspected of causing food poisoning. The story says that about 50 children fell ill in two separate incidents, leading to the milk scheme being suspended in more than 1,000 of the city's schools. Police in the city are questioning a man who is alleged to have supplied milk to one of the schools affected. Milk is provided to some 450,000 Mumbai children for nutritional reasons.
India - 50 Jharkhand children fell ill after eating midday meal
15 Dec 2007
India eNews [edited]
At least 50 children fell ill after eating midday meal served at a school in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, police said Saturday. According to this story, most of the children have been rushed to a local hospital for treatment. The children fell ill after consuming Khichadi (food made of pulse and rice). Investigation revealed that a snake was cooked with the Khichadi that poisoned the food. The incident took place Friday afternoon at a middle-level government school in Jharia in Dhanbad district, nearly 270 km from here.
India - Cholera - (Orissa)
13 Dec 2007
Earth Times [edited]
According to this story, Indian scientists have detected a virulent cholera strain that recently killed nearly 150 people in Orissa. Scientists at the Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), a body under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), have found a hybrid and virulent strain, new to Orissa, in many cholera patients in the tribal belt of Rayagada, Koraput and Kalahandi.
Indonesia - Diarrhea (Jakarta)
3 Dec 2007
Jakarta Post [edited]
According to this story, overwhelmed by the number of diarrhea patients seeking care, Koja Hospital in North Jakarta has transferred some to nearby hospitals. The city-run hospital had received as many as 350 diarrhea patients since Tuesday [27 Nov 2007]. Most of them came from Lagoa and Rawa Badak subdistricts. As of Thu 29 Nov 2007, 9 patients had died, all of them being children under one year old, according to the Koja Hospital vice director. The hospital on 29 Nov 2007 treated 76 patients, 67 children, and 9 adults. As of last week, it had transferred some 100 patients to other hospitals, including Tanjung Priok Port Hospital, Atmajaya Hospital, and Sukapura Jakarta Islamic Hospital. As such, patients are being treated in hospital corridors and in waiting rooms. Atmajaya Hospital in Pluit treated 54 children with diarrhea on Thursday [29 Nov 2007]. It has been receiving cases from Koja since 27 Nov 2007. As of Sun 2 Dec 2007, the Sukapura Jakarta Islamic Hospital in Cilincing had treated about 70 patients with the ailment, which is believed to have caused the death of a 9-month-old baby last week. Most of the patients come from Cilincing, Koja, and Rawa Badak areas, said a doctor there.
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28 Nov 2007 - Diarrhea (Jakarta) - Jakarta Post [edited]
Nepal - Lack of toilets, poor hygiene fuel water-borne diseases
03 Dec 2007
IRIN News [edited]
The story says it is an every day occurrence in Kathmandu to see men and women defecating almost everywhere, from the main streets to public parks, near school compounds, government offices and residential areas. The problem is nation-wide: government statistics indicate that three-quarters of Nepal's 27 million people defecate in the open for lack of toilets. Health environment activists have expressed concern over the acutely unhygienic conditions, saying the lack of toilets is responsible for water-borne diseases, which cause large-scale diarrhoea among children. In the villages of the Terai, open defecation can fill the fields with hookworms. People walking on the urinated ground can catch the worms, which can enter through their feet and then enter the blood. Besides diarrhea, open defecation also causes anemia and is a huge problem in the Terai.
November 2007
India - Cholera - (Manipur)
27 Nov 2007
The Sangai Express [edited]
Following detection of cases of cholera in 2 patients admitted to Shija Hospital and Research Institute in Imphal, the matter has been reported to the State Health Department. Interestingly, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare stopped manufacturing the vaccine for cholera 10 years ago. According to information received from Shija Hospital, after the recent flood in the State in October 2007, 2 patients, one from Yairipok Bamon Leikai and the other from Uripok Haorungbam Leikai, suspected to be suffering from cholera were admitted to the medical center for treatment on 15 Nov 2007. During the course of laboratory testing of the blood samples of the patients, their cases were confirmed as cholera. Both the patients were cured and discharged from the hospital. Along with carrying out health surveillance of the other family members of the 2 patients to find out whether they too suffered from similar symptoms of the disease which is spread mainly through contaminated food and water, the authority of Shija Hospital has reported the matter related to detection of cholera cases in the State to the Health Department for taking up necessary preventive measures.
Bangladesh - Diarrhea, post-cyclone
21 Nov 2007
RIA (Russian News & Information Agency) Novosti [edited]
A shortage of fresh drinking water is causing an outbreak of diarrhea in Bangladesh after last week's [15 Nov 2007] Cyclone Sidr lashed the country leaving almost 3500 dead, local authorities said Wed 21 Nov 2007. Local media said 2 children had died in the badly hit district of Patuakhali, in southern Bangladesh, which hit the country on 15 Nov 2007.
Thailand - Cholera, shellfish
20 Nov 200
The Nation [edited]
The Public Health Ministry is keeping a close eye on 12 provinces for signs of cholera after several people died from eating half-cooked food. The Disease Control Department (DCD) director general said yesterday [19 Nov 2007] checks had been made on the spread of cholera across the country from January to November 2007. It uncovered 761 people with severe diarrhea caused by cholera, 7 of whom had died.The director general said the ministry had brought the disease under control but close monitoring was needed in Khon Kaen, Udon Thani, Sakhon Nakhon, Lamphun, Roi Et, Maha Sarakham, Kalasin, Nakhon Phanom, Samut Sakhon, Nong Khai, Ayutthaya, and Mukdahan. Most people in the provinces still ate half cooked food like cockles, which was sometimes tainted with cholera bacteria.
India - 80 students ill after taking noon meal
14 Nov 2007
The Hindu - Tamil Nadu
About 80 students of the Municipal Middle School here took ill after having the noon meal on Tuesday. The police said of the total 233 students who had the meal, 80 began to vomit and swoon. They were admitted to the Dharmapuri government hospital. The police suspect it could be food poisoning.
Nepal - Cholera (Eastern region)
6 Nov 2007
Kantipur Online [edited]
The United Nations (UN) representatives from different levels were reported as starting monitoring the affected sites where viral cholera was found among the patients of diarrhea in Saptari district. The UN showed seriousness after the diarrhea spread in 54 VDCs [village development committees] of Saptari district has claimed 34 lives. The team from BP Koirala Institute of Health and Science had found cholera last week that is said to have been eradicated from Nepal a decade ago, in Saptari district where the incessant rain in monsoon rendered an outbreak of diarrhea in the district.
Nepal - Diarrhea, fatal (Central region)
4 Nov 2007
The Rising Nepal [edited]
According to this story, the number of deaths from diarrhea in Dhanusha district has reached 21, [11 of whom were children]. The epidemic is seen in Mansingh Patti, Sabaila, Balakbakhar, Makhnaha, Dhanauji, Chakkar, Lohana, Bisarbhora, Balahakathal, Kanakpatti, Umaprempur, Bajhai, Bahedabela, Sonigama, Bhatiyahi, Pachaharba, Yadukuha, Dhabauli, Raghunathpur, Harine, Balahagoth, Khajuri, Lakhauri, Devdiha, Sinurjoda, Hathipur, Hadwada, Nanupatti, Nauwakhor, Parsahi, and Prakhe Maduwa VDCs [village development committees]. The causes of the epidemic are consumption of small, polluted fishes of the paddy fields, dried fish, lack of use of toilets, and lack of awareness. In a press meeting organized by the District Public Health Office, the office chief said some 14 000 people were affected from this.
Thailand - Cholera
3 Nov 2007
Bangkok Post [edited]
The Department of Health has advised the public to take extra care with personal hygiene and ensure all food is cooked properly before eating it following cholera outbreaks in 34 provinces. Frequent hand washing, always using a separate serving spoon for communal dishes, and eating properly cooked food are important measures to guard against the disease, the department said. The warning comes after more than 900 people across 34 provinces have been hit by cholera so far in 2007. The north east has had the highest number of cases of cholera, with most instances thought to have come from eating raw food, fermented meat, and freshwater clams. The Public Health Ministry reported last month [October 2007] that 2 people had died of dehydration caused by the illness and that it was concerned by the significant rise in infections since July 2007. The department has emphasized the importance of using a separate serving spoon for each dish. A public health survey in 2003 showed that only 43.3 per cent of respondents knew how to use a serving spoon. A 2005 survey, showed only 39.6 per cent of restaurants provided serving spoons to customers.
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5 Nov 2007
From Kumnuan Ungchusak kum@health.moph.go.th
[There is a discrepancy between the number of cases of cholera reported by the newswire above and the number of cases of cholera on the Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) surveillance website. Dr Kumnuan Ungchusak, director, Bureau of Epidemiology, MOPH Thailand sent the clarification to the Promed moderators below.]
For surveillance purposes we use hospitalized cases to track the trend and identify priority areas [for intervention]. The 605 reported cases that appeared in the data of the MOPH reflect the number of hospitalized cases. With every single case reported, a surveillance and rapid response team (SRRT) of the province will go out for investigation in the community. Since the beginning of the year [2007] we have also identified 388 diarrheal cases in the community with culture positive for Vibrio cholerae. This is a normal disease spectrum. The newswire presented the combined number of hospitalized cases and those cases detected in the community that were not hospitalized.
6 Nov 2007 - Phuket Gazette
Thailand – Bangkok - 300 students rushed to hospitals because of foods poisoning
02 Nov 2007
The Nation Newspaper [edited]
About 300 students studying and living at a temple in this northern province were rushed to hospitals early Friday morning because of foods poisoning. Doctors were cited as saying that about 40 of them were extremely sick. Officials at the temple said the students became sick after eating khao mun kai (streamed rice with boiled chicken) in the evening.
India - 113 students taken ill after consuming mid-day meal
02 Nov 2007
KERALANEXT.com [edited]
As many as 113 students of a primary school were taken ill after having mid-day meal in Bihar's Rohtas district, official sources said. The District Education Superintendent was cited as saying students complained of giddiness, vomiting and lose motion after taking the meal and were rushed to the Sadar hospital. The principal was cited as saying that on inspection a dead lizard was found in the food which was distributed among the students.
October 2007
Bangladesh - Diarrhea, fatal (Habiganj district)
28 Oct 2007
ChinaView, Xinhua News Agency report [edited]
According to this story, diarrhea has broken out in tea gardens of Bangladesh's north eastern Habiganj district, about 130 km (81 mi) north east of the capital Dhaka, where 15 workers had died as of Sat 27 Oct 2007, and at least 100 others were afflicted during the past few days. The Head of the district health department has been reported as saying that the workers' drinking impure water caused outbreak of the disease. According to local media reports, several districts in northern and western parts of the country have been attacked by diarrhea, leaving at least 13 people dead and more than 2500 affected.
India - Undiagnosed Viral disease – Uttar Pradesh
26 Oct 2007
The Times of India [edited]
According to this story, a new and deadly brain fever is stalking eastern Uttar Pradesh. Since January [2007], it has affected more than 1450 people of which 320 have died. The outbreak refuses to recede since peaking in the monsoon season, with 250 deaths having taken place since August [2007]. Unlike Japanese encephalitis (JE) which has ravaged the region in recent years, this form of encephalitis is caused by an entero virus transmitted through water and food contaminated with faeces rather than through mosquitoes. And while JE just attacks the brain, this virus -- being referred to as acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) -- can affect any system. .
Other Source: All Headline News
Thailand - Cholera (northeast)
26 Oct 2007
Bangkok Post [edited]
A resurgence in cholera cases after almost a decade without any major outbreaks is posing a major threat to public health, a recent nationwide survey found, according to the latest report on health conditions by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation. In the north east, severe diarrhea caused by Vibrio cholerae Ogawa is plaguing local communities due to the consumption of raw cockles, poorly prepared som tam, and fast food. A spokesperson for the Thai Health Promotion Foundation's north eastern network said there had been 200 infections and a death reported in Khon Kaen so far in 2007 and another 22 infections in Maha Sarakham. About 630 people in 23 provinces across the country have been treated in 2007 for severe diarrhea caused by the El Tor Ogawa strain, according to the Public Health Ministry. 2 people have died of dehydration caused by the illness.
India - 5 of a family die of food poisoning
25 Oct 2007
The Times of India [edited]
Five members of a family succumbed to food poisoning while four others were battling from life at Balrampur Hospital on Wednesday. Natives of Gopal Kheda village of Mohanlalganj, these people had reportedly consumed curry made of some green leafy vegetable and rice. District health authorities rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation, collect samples. They also visited the hospital to examine the patients.
India - Diarrhea (Orissa)
15 Oct 2007
New India Press [edited]
According to this story, with floods affecting about 1.5 million people in all the 12 blocks of Balasore district, the fear of an epidemic outbreak is looming large over the flood-affected villages. Water-borne diseases in the deluge-hit region have become a cause of concern for the district administration. Three persons, including a child, have died of diarrhea in Oupada block within the past 2 days, and hundreds of people are suffering from the disease. Cases of diarrhea have also been reported from the worst-hit blocks of Nilagiri, Basta, Bhogarai, Remuna, Baliapal and Sadar.
India - Diarrhea (Assam)
14 Oct 2007
Assam Tribune [edited]
Unofficial records have put the death toll in Golaghat district at 70. The worst affected areas of the district are Chakiting TE, Kakatibari, Senduriting, Halmara, Hautali, Thuramukh, Thurajan, Rangajan, Avoyjan, and Jamuguri TE. The 1st case of diarrhea was detected in Chakiting TE, where 10 people died of the disease. Later, cases were detected at Kakatibari of Negheriting TE, where more than 7 people died of the disease. According to sources, it was found that the main cause of the outbreak are water sources.
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24 Oct 2007 - India - Cholera, diarrhea (Assam)
New India Press, Press Trust of India (PTI) report [edited]
According to this story, at least 82 people have died in post-flood outbreak of cholera, diarrhea, and gastroenteritis in the upper Assam districts of Golaghat, Jorhat, and Sibsagar, particularly in the tea garden areas, since September 2007. Sources in the Golaghat district health department has said that 2968 people were affected by diarrhea and cholera, which claimed 36 lives. 39 people were currently undergoing treatment in hospital. In Jorhat, 37 people had died of cholera and 22 others were in hospital, while in neighboring Sibsagar district 9 persons lost their lives due to diarrhea with nearly 200 others affected. The health department officials said the worst affected were the tea garden areas where unhealthy and unsanitary conditions prevailed.
Nepal - Diarrhea, fatal (Midwestern)
10 Oct 2007
Nepal News [edited]
A serious diarrhea outbreak has claimed the lives of 6 people in Foimahadev VDC of remote Kalikot in the past week. Saying that the those falling sick with diarrhea are not getting any treatment due to lack of any medicine at the local health center, the former VDC chairman said that more than 200 others in different wards of the village have been suffering with the disease.
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28 Oct 2007 - Nepal - Cholera - (Midwestern region)
Gulf Times (Qatar) [edited]
An outbreak of cholera in west Nepal has claimed the lives of at least 62 people and affected hundreds of others, local media reports said yesterday, 27 Oct 2007. A Nepali language daily reported that the outbreak was confirmed by a government medical team dispatched to the remote Kalikot district, about 400 km (249 mi) west of the Nepali capital. The village of Dhaulagoha in northern part of the district was the worst hit, with at least 18 deaths reported. According to this story, the conditions are made worse by heavy monsoon rains, which often lead to serious water contamination in many areas of the Himalayan nation.
31 Oct 2007 - Nepal - Cholera
All Headline News [edited]
The Nepalese government on Wed 31 Oct 2007, sounded the alarm on the recurring diarrhea outbreak in the region, with over 200 people killed and 16 162 cases reported in the 1st 6 months of the year [2007] alone. According to the project coordinator of Avian Influenza Control Project under the Epidemiology and Disease Control Unit (EDCU), the government would implement a massive campaign and operational research throughout the region to determine the causes behind the "focal epidemic. As such cases have been recurring in Kalikot for a long time, the main focus of the study will be in the area," stressed the coordinator. He claimed that the outbreak was mainly due to flooding, landslide, and rainfall. He explained that 80 to 90 per cent of the problem was due to contaminated drinking water and 10 to 20 per cent of the cases due to the consumption of bacteria-contaminated food. Other identified critical areas for the deadly cholera include Kathmandu and Nepali districts like Saptari, Rautahat, Chitwan, Humla, Dhanusa, Mahottari, and Terai. Poor economic condition in remote communities and lack of professionals to advise people on health and safety are also big contributing factors in the outbreak.
India - Dergaon Rotten fish behind Golaghat diarrhoea cases
7 Oct 2007
Assam Tribune [edited]
The death of more than 26 people has been caused by a bacteria found in rotten food items like fish, meat, etc. The Joint Director of Health Services, Golaghat, was cited as telling that a total of 10 samples of stool of the victims were sent to Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh for laboratory tests. The result of the tests has revealed the existence of a bacteria named Staphylococeus aureas gram negative’ in the stool samples.
India (Manipur) - mystery ailment kills 7: request for information
7 Oct 2007
The Telegraph (Calcutta) [edited]
According to this story, a supposedly mysterious disease has caused 7 deaths in a border area without doctors. The Health minister today dispatched a medical team to Moreh, bordering Myanmar, to detect the disease that has spread quickly in the villages along the boundary over the past week [1-6 Oct 2007]. The additional director of public health said the state health directorate received an SOS from Chandel district yesterday [6 Oct 2007]. Patients suffering from the disease have complained of high fever, stomach pain, and vomiting. Health department officials said some of the victims had convulsions and seizures before they died. The directorate is still clueless what the killer ailment is since the symptoms are common to several diseases, including gastroenteritis, cholera, dysentery, and acute stomach infection. It is also reported that the first death occurred on 28 Sept 2007 and the last on 5 Oct 2007 and according to an health official the disease could have been triggered by contaminated water.
Nepal - Diarrhea fatal (Central region)
5 Oct 2007
eKantipur [edited]
At total of 11 persons, including 7 in Rautahat district and 2 each in Hetauda and Parsa district died in a diarrhea epidemic in the villages within the past week [1-5 Oct 2007]. According to local sources, 7 persons died while nearly 500 other locals of 16 villages in the district have been affected by the diarrhea outbreak. Doctors at Gaur Hospital said that lately more than 20 diarrhea cases a day have come to the hospital. Locals of Gaur Municipality and 16 VDCs including Chandiya, Basantapur, Jhunkhunuwa and Dumariya are suffering from the outbreak. Doctors said that they are accommodating the incoming patients in the hospital corridors as patients have outnumbered the hospital beds. According to a doctor at Gaur Hospital, the disease has taken its toll in the rural settlements largely because of the consumption of fish caught in local streams. Meanwhile, most of the affected villages have a dearth of medicinal supplies. Meanwhile in Hetauda, 2 persons from Bharta VDC-6, died of diarrhea on Wed 3 Oct 2007. A local said diarrhea has spread across most of the settlements in the VDC. In Parsa, diarrhea spread across 2 villages in the district killing 2 persons including a newborn baby, on Wed 3 Oct 2007. Similarly, the epidemic has affected over 50 locals in Lamariya area of Basantpur VDC-5 in the same district.
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8 Oct 2007 - Nepal - Dysentery (Eastern, Central)
ChinaView, Xinhua News Agency report [edited]
A local newspaper reported that 7 people died of dysentery in southern Nepal districts on Sun 7 Oct 2007. A senior official at district public health office said 5 were dead in Saptari district of Sagarmatha Zone, some 190 km (118 miles) south of capital Kathmandu.The official said the disease had affected 50 000 people in different villages of the district. He added the health teams had admitted that the disease outbreak was getting out of hand, and all stocks of medicines and saline water at the district public health office had run out. The Sagarmatha zonal hospital superintendent said the prevailing temperatures of 35 to 38 deg C (95 - 100.4 deg F) were ideal conditions for the breeding of dysentery bacteria. He added that 15 dysentery patients were arriving at the hospital daily. According to him, each patient needed at least 60 bottles of saline water. Elsewhere, 3 people died of dysentery in Mahottari district on Sun 8 Oct 2007. Over 200 people have been afflicted with the disease, the district public health office said. The chief of the office said that consumption of contaminated drinking water and small fish from the paddy fields are the main factors responsible for the outbreak of dysentery. Dysentery has spread in over 6 villages of Mahottari district, some 130 km (81 miles) south of capital Kathmandu.
25 Oct 2007 - Nepal - Diarrhea, fatal - (Eastern, Central regions)
Nepal News [edited]
According to this story, a total of 10 people, including 2 minors, died and dozens of others have fallen ill due to a diarrhea outbreak in Makwanpur, Udayapur, and Saptari districts as of Wed 24 Oct 2007. In Hetauda, 6 people died while over 4 dozen villagers have fallen seriously due to diarrhea in Sarikhet VDC (Village Development Committee) of Makwanpur district in the last 3 weeks. Reports quoting former VDC chairman said that the number of people falling ill with the disease is increasing everyday. According to reports from Saptari, 2 children succumbed while undergoing treatment at the local health post. With the death of 2 minors, the death toll in the district due to diarrhea has reached 21 in the last 2 months. Hundreds of people in several of the 54 VDCs of the district have also been affected due to diarrhea. In a similar report from Udaypur, 2 persons died and over a dozen others have fallen ill due to a serious bout of diarrhea in Pashimuttar VDC-9 in Udayapur. The locals who have fallen seriously ill due to diarrhea are undergoing treatment at the local health post. Reports said that a team of doctors with necessary medicines has reached the diarrhea-afflicted village and have begun treating the sick villagers.
India - Food poisoning: 35 labourers ill in Punjab
05 Oct 2007
Zeenews.com [edited]
Officials were cited as saying on Friday that about 35 migrant labourers presently residing at village Lachowal were taken ill after they allegedly consumed contaminated boiled rice during their meal on Thursday night. At least 25 victims were hospitalised to the local civil hospital last night as one after the other began vomiting and complained of acute abdominal pain. A Senior medical officer of the civil hospital told that as many as 25 migrant labourers were brought by their fellow labourers to the civil hospital last night. All were suffering from food poisoning which might be caused due to their taking boiled rice in their meal during night.
September 2007
India - Cholera - (Orissa)
30 Sept 2007
Newindpress [edited]
According to this story, after a brief lull, cholera has come back in Padmapur and Ramnaguda blocks in Rayagada district. Reports said about 60 people have been affected in different areas of these 2 blocks while one person of Panasguda village succumbed. There has been little improvement in the situation after a brief government intervention in the area except the fact that the number of doctors has marginally gone up in some hospitals.
India - Over 60 children fall ill after eating midday meal in UP school
28 Sept 2007
Keralanext.com
At least 60 children were, according to this story, taken ill after eating a mid-day meal served at a school in Behalolpur village in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad District. The children, who are undergoing treatment at the district hospital, had started vomiting after having the meal.
Nepal - Cholera
20 Sept 2007
ChinaView, Xinhua News Agency report [edited]
At least one person died on 20 Sept 2007, and over 200 people have fallen sick following an outbreak of cholera in central Nepal, reported local media website ekantipur. According to locals, the diarrhea had spread in an epidemic proportion after the flash floods that hit the area some days ago polluted the main sources of water in the village.
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